Enron's taxes may come under scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP)  Enron Corp., which led a lobbying campaign to repeal a corporate tax as it neared collapse, will undergo scrutiny in Congress of its own tax returns to determine if shelters or other practices may have concealed its financial condition.

Swiss firm to share with Enron, creditors
NEW YORK (AP)  The Swiss investment bank that is buying Enron Corp.'s energy trading business will share a third of its profits with Enron and its creditors, a source familiar with the situation said Monday.

Business today - January 15, 2002
DALLAS  Thousands of North Texas jobs are expected to be preserved and more could be created after Raytheon Co. completes the sale of its Aircraft Integration Systems division to L-3 Communications, L-3's top official said Monday.

Business Today - January 16, 2002
DALLAS  Southwestern Bell will raise rates Thursday by up to $2 per month for phone services such as Caller ID, directory assistance and larger local calling areas.

Enron employee warned chairman of problems
WASHINGTON (AP)  An Enron employee warned company chairman Kenneth Lay in August that "we will implode in a wave of accounting scandals" unless the company halted practices that eventually sent it into bankruptcy.

Developments Tuesday involving bankrupt energy company Enron Corp.
Accounting firm Arthur Andersen fired a senior auditor who organized a "rushed disposal" of documents related to Enron's financial reporting. The firm also stripped four auditors of management duties and placed three others on administrative leave. It was the first time Arthur Andersen acknowledged the documents' destruction after they were requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Enron papers shredded after SEC request
WASHINGTON (AP)  Arthur Andersen LLP said Tuesday it is firing a senior auditor who organized a "rushed disposal" of Enron documents last fall after federal regulators had requested information about the failing energy company.

Administration took hands-off stand on Enron
WASHINGTON (AP)  The meltdown of Enron Corp. threatened broader financial problems, but administration officials chose to do nothing  even after being reminded by Enron that the government intervened in 1998 to prevent the collapse of a big fund for wealthy investors.

SPORTS/briefly - January 16, 2002
The Houston Red Raider Club will hold a dinner featuring Texas Tech head football coach Mike Leach and head baseball coach Larry Hays on Thursday, Feb. 7 at the Houston City Club.

Extra work pays off for Wayland Baptist
PLAINVIEW A six-game losing streak doesn't come around too often at Wayland Baptist University, where the Flying Queens have built a tradition of winning basketball games, not losing them.

Top 25 women's roundup
AMES, Iowa  Angie Welle made 10-of-11 shots in scoring 28 points, and No. 14 Iowa State started the second half with an 18-4 surge that sent the Cyclones to an 82-66 victory over No. 3 Oklahoma.

Texas slips past Tech in overtime
When you're down and you're out and your coach is Bob Knight, there's nothing quite like a little emotional upheaval to stir the team pot a little bit.
Texas Tech learned as much Monday when the team introduced lots of new emotion and two new players in the starting lineup for the loudest, biggest crowd of the season at United Spirit Arena.

Texas Tech football nabs Horne
Joey Horne, an offensive tackle from Hiram, Ga., played organized football for only three years in high school. Hiram coach Tom O'Boyle got to see the preview of how good Horne might be.

Top 25 men's roundup
STILLWATER, Okla.  One night after losing its No. 1 ranking, Kansas staked another claim to the top spot with a dismantling of No. 6 Oklahoma State.

Johnson rallies Chaparrals past WBU
PLAINVIEW All it takes is one look to realize that John D. Flippen and John Johnson don't have a whole lot in common as far as what they can do on the basketball court.

Not Afraid To Act
INTERIM POLICE CHIEF Claude Jones is running the Lubbock Police Department during a very difficult time in its history. He continues to demonstrate that he is not afraid to make difficult decisions based on what he believes is right.
Mr. Jones recently fired Officer Nicholas Medina, who has been charged with using excessive force and making an illegal arrest. Alleged improper acts by the police officer were videotaped by a video camera in a police patrol car.

Victim's Determination
THE FORTITUDE OF Reed Bethea has earned our admiration. The 22-year-old Texas Tech junior was severely beaten with a baseball bat by bandits while he was delivering a pizza but was able to follow his attackers and help police apprehend them.

Not Afraid To Act
INTERIM POLICE CHIEF Claude Jones is running the Lubbock Police Department during a very difficult time in its history. He continues to demonstrate that he is not afraid to make difficult decisions based on what he believes is right.

A Fossil Partnership
THE DEAL BETWEEN the city of Lubbock and Texas Tech for the university to provide archaeological testing services is a great arrangement all around. The City Council approved the five-year contract last week.

Key Economic Center
LUBBOCK WOULD BE A fine location for the economic development office of the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. We very much hope that the decision is made to place it here.

JP's Sanction Deserved
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE should not be expected to be lawyers, but they should be expected to know the law.

Robinson named worst dressed
LOS ANGELES  And here's to you Ms. Robinson  Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed Woman of 2001. While "Weakest Link" host Anne Robinson's wit may hit the target, her fashion sense does not, according to the fashion critic.

Thorne takes coach's lessons to heart
ACUFF  Jim Miller returned to Roosevelt this season teaching the values of "combative intelligence." Chris Thorne has done his best to become his coach's most learned pupil.

City girls roundup - January 16, 2002
Lora Barron scored 19 points and the 10th-ranked Monterey Lady Plainsmen used a strong second quarter to pull away from Lubbock High for a 74-25 District 3-5A victory Tuesday night.

Priorities Misplaced
I believe that the people who are running our country have their priorities just a little mixed up.

Political Math
After giving themselves a $4,900 annual raise, the elite in Washington, D.C., gave a 2.6 percent raise to Social Security recipients, which wasn't much of a raise, as they took out $54 for the Medicare premium.

Potato Processing
The article on how the corn chip company was helping farmers didn't tell where the potatoes were coming from. They are grown and warehoused in Hereford.

Road-Rage Triggers
I am a self-confessed road rage-a-holic Lubbockite. Here's a message to those who write letters to the editor whining about terrible Lubbock drivers who need to slow down.

Virtual Archive
Re: The editorial "Vietnam Goes Online" (A-J, 1-12).
Funding for this project was made possible by U.S. Rep. Larry Combest, who over the years has provided tremendous support for Texas Tech University and Lubbock in general.

Community Support
What an amazing community we live in. Generosity poured into the Ronald McDonald House "pressed down and overflowing" during the holiday season. The love and support we have seen is truly overwhelming.

Virtual Archive
Re: The editorial "Vietnam Goes Online" (A-J, 1-12).
Funding for this project was made possible by U.S. Rep. Larry Combest, who over the years has provided tremendous support for Texas Tech University and Lubbock in general.

Community Support
What an amazing community we live in. Generosity poured into the Ronald McDonald House "pressed down and overflowing" during the holiday season. The love and support we have seen is truly overwhelming.

Chicken meal uses fresh rice noodles
It's a promise. You can assemble and cook Thai rice noodles with chicken in less than half an hour, with the guidance of this recipe's clear, practical text. In addition, the nutritional analysis lets you know exactly what you're feeding the family.

Recipe Exchange
Waist not, want not
Accidents happen.
But it is no accident that immediately after the holidays, the diet and exercise gurus get all tuned up. They know they need to strike while the New Year's resolutions are still fresh in mind. It's a tiny window of time.

Imperial assembly
It's a herculean effort that even Catherine the Great would appreciate.
No, she'd expect it.
After all, it's her country that will be the center of attention for the Lubbock Symphony Guild's winter ball, titled An Evening in St. Petersburg.

Cook once; eat twice
With planning, home cooks can create a series of quick and flavorful dishes, while banishing the idea of bor ing leftovers. Cook extra pork on one night,

Climate affects honey's flavor
Honey, the nectar and sweet deposits from plants that are gathered, modified and stored in honeycombs by bees, is a food that has been treasured since ancient times  and continues to add flavor and richness to today's cuisines.

Campaign encourages parents, educators to address prejudice
NEW YORK  Children naturally notice differences, with babies as young as 6 months old identifying skin colors, hair textures and facial features. The Anti-Defamation League and Barnes & Noble aim to teach children to appreciate the diversity instead of targeting it for hate.

Community briefs - January 15, 2002
Information available on fostering, adoption
Catholic Family Service of Amarillo has announced that an information meeting for couples interested in fostering or adopting children will be at 7 p.m. today at the Tyler Street Resource Center, 200 S. Tyler St.

News brief
Steve Anthony Romero, 24, of Lubbock remained in critical condition Monday at University Medical Center. He was injured Jan. 8 in a fatal accident at University Avenue and South Loop 289.

Warehouse fire's origin raises suspicion
Fire investigators consider the Saturday night blaze that burned a Lubbock chemical storage building suspicious in origin, but the investigation has not been completed because they have not been able to contact the building's owners.

News brief - January 16, 2002
Steve Anthony Romero, 24, of Lubbock remained in critical condition Tuesday at University Medical Center. He was injured Jan. 8 in a fatal crash at University Avenue and South Loop 289.

Traffic statistics sobering
Lubbock is above average in the number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities, according to a national study released Monday.
The study, published in the February issue of the journal Preventive Medicine, compiled a list of alcohol-related traffic deaths in 106 cities across 38 states from 1995 to 1997.

Early voting begins for water offices
Early voting begins today for positions with the High Plains Underground Water Conserva tion District No. 1 and the Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

US AIRWAYS PILOT SUSPENDED
PHILADELPHIA (AP)  A US Airways pilot accused of making "inappropriate" comments at an airport security checkpoint has been suspended, an airline official said Monday. Elwood Menear, 46, will be suspended pending the outcome of an investigation, said airline spokesman David Castelveter, who declined to comment on whether that was standard company procedure.

Bush pitches trade in tour of farm states
WASHINGTON (AP)  Shaking off a choking incident that left him briefly unconscious, President Bush is on two-day trip to push his campaign for expanded trade that he says could help pull the nation from recession.

American Taliban to face civilian court
WASHINGTON (AP)  John Walker Lindh, the 20-year-old Californian who fought with the Taliban in Afghan istan, was charged Tuesday with conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens. He will be tried in a civilian court and could face life in prison.

William Reeves
LORENZO  Services for William C. "Bill" Reeves, 58, of Lorenzo will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Williams officiating and Elder George Johnson assisting.

Shirley Tharp
Services for Shirley Jean Tharp, 60, of Meadow will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Bethany Baptist Church in Lubbock.

Rosa Rios
JAL, N.M.  Services for Rosa J. Rios, 75, of Jal will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with the Rev. Rodrick Garvey officiating.

Nat Kizer
Memorial services for Nat Kizer, 90, of Lubbock, will be at 3 p.m. today in W.W. Rix Chapel with the Rev. Ted Dotts officiating.

Rev. Oscar Newell Jr.
Services for the Rev. Oscar William Newell Jr., 75, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Baptist Church in Lubbock with the Rev. John Ballard officiating and the Rev. Cleve Haley assisting.

Vicente Vega
Private graveside services for Vicente O. Vega, 81, of Lubbock were held Tuesday at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock.

Aida Montes
DELTONA, Fla.  Service arrangements for Aida Montes, 69, of Deltona are under the direction of Deltona Memorial Funeral Home of Orange City, Fla.

Wayne McBee
Services for Wayne McBee, 72, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Redbud Baptist Church with the Rev. David Wilson officiating.

Wanda Bruns
Services for Wanda Bruns, 71, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with the Rev. Hardin Atkins officiating.

Floyd Lindsey
LEVELLAND  Services for Floyd G. "Bill" Lindsey, 82, of Levelland will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with Steve Vernon officiating.

Lillie Tennison
SILVERTON  Services for Lillie Mae Tennison, 101, of Vidor, formerly of Silverton, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Silverton with the Rev. Randy Mullin officiating.

Sherry Franks
Services for Sherry Franks, 48, of Lubbock will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in W. W. Rix Chapel.

Joanne Staggs
HOBBS, N.M.  Services for Joanne Staggs, 69, of Hobbs will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Jefferson Street Church of Christ with Virgil Webb officiating.

Mary Cummings
PADUCAH  Services for Mary Adele Cummings, 90, of Lockney will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with Stephen Porter officiating.

Clyde Barrington
Services for Clyde W. Barrington, 80, of Lubbock will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Franklin-Bartley Chapel with the Rev. Cleve Haley officiating.

Lena Cruz
BROWNFIELD  Rosary for Lena Cruz, 88, of Brownfield will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Anthony's Catholic Church.

Jesse Brooks
MEADOW  Services for Jesse J. Brooks, 77, of Brownfield will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Meadow with Bob Reynolds officiating and the Rev. Bob Barker assisting.

Fannie Clayton
Services for Fannie Clayton, 90, of Lubbock will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Franklin-Bartley Chapel with the Rev. Mel Hooten officiating.

Donna Burt
LEVELLAND  Services for Donna Kay Burt, 42, of Levelland will be at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Levelland with the Rev. K. Pat Ginn officiating.

Kitty Boles
LAMESA  Services for Kitty Boles, 93, of Lamesa will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Clifton Igo officiating.

Barry Wickson
SEMINOLE  Services for Barry Dean Wickson, 39, of Seminole will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lonny Poe officiating.

Police blotter - January 16, 2002
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.

NBA roundup - January 15, 2002
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.  Jason Kidd had his 41st career triple-double, completing it with his 10th rebound after Todd MacCulloch blocked a shot with 10 seconds left as the New Jersey Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 99-97 Monday night.

Atlanta gets Sheffield in trade with Los Angeles
ATLANTA (AP)  Gary Sheffield's wish to leave the Los Angeles Dodgers was fulfilled Tuesday when he was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Brian Jordan, Odalis Perez and a minor league pitcher.

NHL roundup - January 15, 2002
WASHINGTON  Dainius Zubrus scored 13 seconds into overtime on Adam Oates' 1,000th career assist to lead the Washington Capitals to a 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.

Thomas nabs top offensive rookie honor
Anthony Thomas, not even a starter in Chicago at the beginning of the season, still rolled to a 1,000-yard performance that earned him The Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award on Tuesday.

NBA roundup - January 16, 2002
PHILADELPHIA  Allen Iverson scored a career-high 58 points, the most in an NBA game in almost two years and the fourth-highest total in team history, as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Houston Rockets 112-106 in overtime Tuesday night.

Elderly care facility stays in business
Maggie Flores of Hale Center wasn't able to visit much with her close friend, Opal Lee, 88, when Lee was transferred to a Plainview nursing home several weeks ago.

Smoking debate spurns young researchers
Smoking is harmful for humans.
But it's murder on rats and mice.
Two sixth-graders from All Saints Episcopal School announced at Tuesday's science fair that smoking not only causes loss of appetite and thirst in mice, but results in low birth rates and high infant mortality rates in rats.

Trucker and wife stabbed during argument
A long-haul trucker allegedly stabbed his wife then turned the weapon on himself following an argument at the Federal Express air freight dock at the airport early Wednesday morning.

Water district voting begins today
Early voting begins today for positions with the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 and the Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Mild winter not without flu season
SAN ANTONIO (AP)  Though the winter is shaping up to be a mild one, officials warn the flu season won't be. And the worst could be yet to come.

U.S. forces questioning al-Qaida financial official
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP)  A finance official for the al-Qaida terrorist network was being questioned at the American base in Kandahar on Wednesday after he turned himself in voluntarily, U.S. officials said.

Executive warned that "hiding losses" threatened company
WASHINGTON (AP)  Even as Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay boasted to employees of the company's growth, one of them privately warned him in August of the reckless practices that eventually brought down the energy-trading giant.

Water district voting begins
Early voting begins Wednesday for positions with the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 and the Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Dyess AFB bomber crews head to Middle East
ABILENE, Texas (AP)  Bomber crews from Dyess Air Force Base were deployed to an undisclosed site in the Middle East on Monday to replace B-1 units that have been part of Operation Enduring Freedom since early October.

U.S. bombers turn up heat on hide-outs
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)  U.S. warplanes intensified bombing raids on terrorist hide-outs in eastern Afghanistan on Monday in hopes of striking Osama bin Laden's die-hard supporters, and the United Nations called on donor nations to step up aid to rebuild the country.
The Zawar region along the border with Pakistan, where al-Qaida and Taliban holdouts are believed to have taken refuge in a complex of mountain caves, has been under air assault for nearly two weeks. The attacks are the heaviest since the campaign against the Tora Bora cave complex ended last month.

American military seeks new targets
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)  U.S. warplanes halted their fierce bombing of a mountain riddled with suspected terrorist dens on Tuesday as American Marines scoured the outskirts of their largest Afghan base for armed Taliban and al-Qaida holdouts.